Entries from Jackson 2001 in Pollex-Online
Jackson, G. W. (2001). Tuvaluan dictionary: Tuvaluan-English, English-Tuvaluan. Suva, Fiji. Geoff & Jenny Jackson.
| Language | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tuvalu | Maluu | Calm (of sea, lagoon, or wind) |
| Tuvalu | Maluu/luu | Cold (from Samoan) Borrowed |
| Tuvalu | Maluu(luu) | Soft |
| Tuvalu | Nunu | To scrape the fruit of the vaatia [arrowroot] |
| Tuvalu | N/nuti | To squeeze, as in washing clothes by hand |
| Tuvalu | Nuti momomo | To break into small pieces, smash up, squeeze into small fragments |
| Tuvalu | Pago/taa | Prisoner, captive |
| Tuvalu | Piko | Corrupt, unfair |
| Tuvalu | Pisi | Splash; (of rain) spray |
| Tuvalu | Polo | Limit or line. Boundary of games area (Rby). |
| Tuvalu | Tau | Pick or harvest [ex. flowers]. Pluck (of fruit or flowers) (Rby). |
| Tuvalu | Taia | To hit, beat |
| Tuvalu | Vanu | Valley, canyon |
| Tuvalu | V/vesi | To be in an uproar, to be completely upset, disturbed |
| Tuvalu | Feiloai | To meet, welcome Borrowed |
| Tuvalu | Leaga | Bad, wicked Borrowed |
| Tuvalu | Uga/uga | Small coconut crab before reaching maturity |
| Tuvalu | Lue | To wiggle hips, to sway in dancing |
| Tuvalu | Sepo | To lick |
| Tuvalu | Malie | To be sweet (of drinks) |
| Tuvalu | (Mata) ttuka | Blunt, dull |
| Tuvalu | Leva | (of time) Long duration, long ago, ancient. Long (of time) (Rby). |
| Tuvalu | Kelekelea/a | To be dirty, covered in soil, sand, dirt Phonologically Irregular |
| Tuvalu | Masaia | To be shallow, stranded by low tide |
| Tuvalu | Vili | Dice; lot for deciding something |
| Tuvalu | Tu ʔkese | To stand out as different Phonologically Irregular |
| Tuvalu | Ivitua | Backbone |
| Tuvalu | Kite | To see (of eyes), to have sharp vision |
| Tuvalu | Ttolo | To crawl |
| Tuvalu | Vaia | To be watery, to have an excess of water |
| Tuvalu | Fiamoe | To be sleepy, drowsy, tired |
| Tuvalu | Fakaagi | To make something blow; to put out in the wind |
| Tuvalu | Fakaagiagi | To get some breeze, to cool off |
| Tuvalu | Kaiga | Rubbish |
| Tuvalu | K/kaiga | Feast, meal |
| Tuvalu | Kelo | Albino |
| Tuvalu | K/kelo | (of hair) Blond, fair, brown (any hair colour other than black) |
| Tuvalu | Oma | To clear by jumping; to overflow (of water) |
| Tuvalu | Fattili | Thunder |
| Tuvalu | Fifi | To be tangled, to snag; to be confused |
| Tuvalu | P/pusi | To smoke; to breathe out, exhale |
| Tuvalu | Ma(t)ikao/tusi | Index finger |
| Tuvalu | L/loma | Flow freely (as milk from nipple) |
| Tuvalu | L/lolo | (of food) To absorb coconut cream, to be creamy |
| Tuvalu | T/takele | Lowest point; the keel of a boat or canoe |
| Tuvalu | Sua | Stick for husking coconuts |
| Tuvalu | Vaavaa | To be placed at a distance, spacious |
| Tuvalu | Maafulu | To be sleepy, to just wake up. Just woken (Rby). |
| Tuvalu | Fakalesi | To trick, deceive, pretend; to hide what you are doing; to put on a false appearance |
| Tuvalu | Faifekau | Messenger |
